Breast Feeding and Sexuality

Behaviour, Beliefs and Taboos among the Gogo Mothers in Tanzania

Häftad, Engelska, 2006

Av Mara Mabilia

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Whereas in western countries breastfeeding is an uncontroversial, purely personal issue, in most parts of the world mother and baby form part of a network of interpersonal relations with its own rules and expectations. In this study, the author examines the cultural and social context of breastfeeding among the Gogo women of the Cigongwe's village in Tanzania, as part of the Paediatric Programme of Doctors with Africa, based in Padua. The focus is on mothers' behaviour and post partum taboos as key elements in Gogo understanding of the vicissitudes of the breast feeding process. This nutritional period is subject to many different events both physical and social that may upset the natural and intense link between mother and child. Any violation of cultural norms, particularly those dealing with sexual behaviour, marriage and reproduction, can, in the eyes of the Gogo, put at risk the correct development of an infant with serious consequences both for the baby's health as well as for the woman's image as mother and wife.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2006-10-01
Mått152 x 229 x 9 mm
Vikt218 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieFertility, Reproduction and Sexuality: Social and Cultural Perspectives
Antal sidor176
FörlagBerghahn Books
ISBN9781845452995

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Mara Mabilia teaches at the Intercultural Studies Master's Programme as well as Cultural Anthropology with a sub-field in Cooperation and Development at the Faculty of Education, both at University of Padua. She also lectures in other Postgraduate programmes (University of Brescia and University of Rome). She prepares doctors who serve as volunteers in Africa at C.U.A.M.M. Doctors with Africa - International College for Health Cooperation in Developing Countries, Padua.

AcknowledgementsIllustrationsIntroductionChapter 1. CigongweTowards the villageMeeting with the villageFieldworkThe route of the researchChapter 2. The Gogo WomenThe living spaceThe houseNyumba: physical-residential unit, social-residential unitThe Gogo womanChapter 3. Breast FeedingBreast feeding between nature and cultureThe modalities of breast feedingBreast milk‘Bad milk’ in only one breastChapter 4. The ‘Good Mother’, the ‘Bad Mother’: Diarrhoea as a Sign of Social DisorderInside the problemMotherhood and motheringThe health of the newborn: a challenge to survivalPost-partum taboosChapter 5. Maternal Milk: Indicator of ‘Good Mother’Breast feeding: a bridge between the different levels of the Gogo social systemThe woman: mother and nurturerA brief return to the villageBibliographyIndex

“This volume is exemplary in the field of anthropological research…The writing style is clear and reflective…I recommend Breastfeeding and Sexuality for those interested in Tanzanian maternal–child health practices, cross-cultural studies, anthropological research methods, breast-feeding and women’s experiences.” · Journal of Biosocial Science"...the book is to be highly recommended." · JRAI